John Duckworth holds the baseball bat that he used to smash the windshield of a car and rescue the motorist just before it burst into flames as he sits in his home Thursday, March 21, 2013 in Akron, Ohio. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

John Duckworth holds the baseball bat that he used to smash the windshield of a car and rescue the motorist just before it burst into flames as he sits in his home with his English bulldog Harley Thursday, in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

John Duckworth looks at some minor cuts he received when he helped rescue a motorist just before his car burst into flames as he sits in his home Thursday, in Akron. Duckworth's dog Harley, is checking out the bat Duckworth used to smash the car's window. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

John Duckworth holds the baseball bat that he used to smash the windshield of a car and rescue the motorist just before it burst into flames as he sits in his home Thursday, in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

John Duckworth talks about helping to rescue a motorist just before his car burst into flames as he sits in his home Thursday, in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

John Duckworth looks at some minor cuts he received when he helped rescue a motorist just before his car burst into flames as he sits in his home Thursday, in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

John Duckworth holds the baseball bat that he used to smash the windshield of a car and rescue the motorist just before it burst into flames as he sits in his home Thursday, in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)